SITE ReportOctober 28, 2025
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Primary Site name: ALIYAN
Other Site Names: elayan, ALEIYAN, JADIS: 2310003
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Governorate:
AMMAN
Sub-governorate:
Um Rsas
MEGA Number:
12344
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.87825 31.5341, 35.88076 31.53428, 35.88184 31.53344, 35.88224 31.5321, 35.88246 31.53097, 35.88216 31.52959, 35.88029 31.52937, 35.87827 31.53053, 35.87823 31.53225, 35.87825 31.5341
Total Area (m²):
180404.9;
Perimeter (m):
1619.8
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9029 (Late Bronze IIa-b); 9031 (Iron Age I); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9051 (Islamic, Abbasid); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9055 (Islamic, Unspecified); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Department of Antiquities, Amman |
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s):
Samar habahbeh, DOA; None
Investigation Date:
None
Site Comments:
[e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
Site Significance:
| Scientific Value | |
| Historical Value | |
| Aesthetic Value | |
| Social Value | |
| Spiritual Value |
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By
Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On
December 2, 2010
Record Created By
ORIGINAL IMPORT
Record Created On
July 1, 2010
Record Review Status:
Status:
Under Review
Reviewer:
None
Review Date:
None
Comments:
The following 14 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 55223 | 505 Cave/Shelter | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 55224 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9032 Iron Age IIa-b |
| 55225 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9055 Islamic, Unspecified |
| 55226 | 201 Agricultural Terrace | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 55227 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9031 Iron Age I |
| 55228 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9052 Islamic, Fatimid |
| 55229 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 55230 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9029 Late Bronze IIa-b |
| 55231 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9051 Islamic, Abbasid |
| 55232 | 513 Settlement, Fortified | 9033 Iron Age IIc |
| 55233 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9049 Byzantine, Unspecified |
| 55234 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9046 Roman, Unspecified |
| 55235 | 899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify) | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 55236 | 835 Water Structure, Cistern | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| BERNHARDT K.H. | 1960 | Beobachtungen zur Identifizierung moabitischer Ortslagen |
| GLUECK N. | 1937 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine III |
| GLUECK N. | 1939 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine III , New Haven. (AASOR 18-19= EEP 3) |
| MUSIL A. | 1908 | Arabia Petraea. I: Moab, II: Edom. Topographischer Reisebericht, Wien. |
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